Tag: organic farmers
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Bluebird Hill Farm Owner Extends Essay Deadline
Aspiring farmers have until August 1 to vie for this small enterprise in North Carolina. June 29, 2017 (Bennett, NC) — Norma Burns, the architect/farmer who intends to gift her 13-acre organic farm in Bennett, North Carolina, to another aspiring small farmer through a convincing essay, has extended the deadline for submissions to August…
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UPDATE: Bluebird Hill Farm Essay Contest Eliminates Age Range for Entries, Defines What “The Farm” Includes
February 13, 2017 (Bennett, NC) — After hearing concerns about the age-range stipulation in Bluebird Hill Farm’s Essay Contest (www.bluebirdhillfarmessaycontest.com) from otherwise qualified candidates, farm owner Norma Burns has decided to eliminate it entirely. Previously, the Eligibility rules for the contest that Burns is holding to give away her 13-acre farm rather than sell it on the…
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NEWS & OBSERVER: “Win this essay contest, get a farm — Bluebird Hill organic farm owner to give it away.”
BY ABBIE BENNETT Want a farm? Brush up on your essay skills. Norma Burns is the owner and operator of Bluebird Hill Farm in Bennett, a small town in Chatham County a little more than an hour west of Raleigh. The farm is 12.88 acres and is USDA-certified organic. And Burns wants to give it…